The 5th National People's Congress (NPC) was in session from 1978 to 1983. It succeeded the 4th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions in this period.
5th National People's Congress | |
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26 February 1978 – 6 June 1983 (5 years, 130 days) Overview | |
Type | Highest organ of state power |
Election | National elections |
Leadership | |
Chairman | Ye Jianying |
Vice Chairmen | Soong Ching-ling, Nie Rongzhen, Liu Bocheng, Ulanhu, Wu De, Wei Guoqing, Chen Yun, Guo Moruo, Tan Zhenlin, Li Jingquan, Zhang Dingcheng, Cai Chang, Deng Yingchao, Saifuddin Azizi, Liao Chengzhi, Ji Pengfei, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Zhou Jianren, Xu Deheng, and Hu Juewen |
Secretary-General | Ji Pengfei |
Standing Committee | 197 (5th) |
Members | |
Total | 3,497 members |
5th National People's Congress | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 第五屆全國人民代表大會 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 第五届全国人民代表大会 | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 第五屆全國人大 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 第五届全国人大 | ||||||
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Major party | Chairman | Seats | |
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Chinese Communist Party | Hua Guofeng Hu Yaobang |
3,116 | |
Other Parties | Chairperson | Seats | |
Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | Ji Fang | 381 | |
Jiusan Society | Xu Deheng | ||
China Democratic League | Shi Liang | ||
China Association for Promoting Democracy | Zhou Jianren | ||
China National Democratic Construction Association | Hu Juewen | ||
Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | Zhu Yunshan Wang Kunlun | ||
Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | Cai Xiao | ||
China Zhi Gong Party | Huang Dingchen | ||
Independents | N/A |
At the first session, the NPC passed the 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China.
At the fifth session in 1982, the NPC passed the current Constitution of the People's Republic of China.